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He can’t drive 65: Metra CEO seeks to increase Electric line speeds to 90 mph
"Everybody based [the 65 mph speed limit] on what they knew, but nobody asked the right questions," Metra CEO Jim Derwinski recently said.
March 8, 2024
Report: Fair Transit South Cook pilot helped ridership recover from pandemic lows
Cook County’s review of the first full year of the Fair Transit South Cook confirmed some of what Streetsblog Chicago’s earlier dive into Metra ridership numbers suggested.
May 17, 2022
Metra board approves $3.1M contract for rehab of Rock Island Line’s Vermont St. station
Hopefully the planned pedestrian upgrades will involve making it safer and easier to cross Vermont Avenue between the Rock Island and Metra Electric stations.
October 13, 2021
Does relatively high Metra Electric ridership while fares were free show latent demand?
In its mid-year ridership report, Metra also said systemwide ridership is still nowhere near normal, and it won’t be normal for quite some time.
August 24, 2020
MED service changes for PTC would beef up Chicago service, change suburban expresses
Not to be confused with the South Cook Fair Transit project, Metra needs to adjust Metra Electric District schedules to accommodate Positive Train Control, a rail safety system.
February 24, 2020
At Pullman event, residents say pilot would make Metra accessible to more South Siders
"Currently, [the Metra fare] prices a few folks out. A lot of people, especially in this area, can't afford it," said one attendee.
February 14, 2020
Frequent and affordable Metra service would improve quality of life on the South Side
Fighting between transit agencies will continue to hurt Black and low-income South Siders the most.
September 23, 2019
Cook County, Metra Consider Reducing Fares, Increasing Service on South Side Lines
Officials are seriously considering an idea that advocates have proposed for years: More frequent service on South Side and south-suburban Metra, cheaper fares, and free transfers to CTA.
June 27, 2019
We’re Not Done With the Metra Electric District Line
Far South Sider Peter Taylor discusses why we need to convert the electric line to rapid transit service and integrate the fare system with the CTA.
March 8, 2018
Far South Siders Weigh in the Proposed Red Line Extension and Metra Conversion
Residents discussed whether they'd accept the Metra solution as a cheaper, quicker way to get rapid transit.
March 1, 2018
